About Pop! Heights Park

 

Far South Community Development Corporation, along with their partners, developed this community park and celebrated the grand opening on October 29th, 2022. Designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC), POP! Heights Park is located along the busy South Halsted commercial corridor between 112th and 113th Streets (11227 South Halsted) and provides 21,780 square feet of multi-use outdoor space for Far South Side communities including Roseland, Morgan Park and West Pullman. Sheldon Heights Church of Christ owns the land and are integral partners in the project. Butler Frelix Construction performed the site work and construction.

Pop! Heights Park was funded by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s Chicago Recovery Plan with support from the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and the Department Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Pop! Heights Park is one of 12 new public plazas that will create spaces for recreation, performances, pop-up shops, gardening, and other neighborhood activities at strategic locations across Chicago through the Public Outdoor Plaza (POP!) program.

BEFORE / IN PROGRESS

AFTER

 

About Us

 

  • Chicago's greater far south communities' defining characteristics are firmly grounded in the celebration of history while developing a future that provides opportunities for all residents to achieve their full potential. Despite experiencing decades of disinvestment, far south side residents are resilient and demonstrate their commitment to seeing their communities prosper and thrive. Far South CDC serves as a steward to the area by providing a multitude of services ranging from housing and homeownership programs to business and entrepreneurial services and, most importantly, uplifting the voices of our neighbors and providing avenues towards community wealth building.

  • Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides strategic community-building services to residents and businesses in Chicago’s Far South Side neighborhoods and across south suburban Cook County. Far South CDC is one of the largest comprehensive community development organizations in the Chicago region that provides direct residential support, business assistance, and equitable development and planning services. The organization is a voice and advocate for economic, environmental and social justice for residents and businesses in the region. For more information, visit farsouthcdc.org.

  • Choose Chicago, the City’s official destination marketing organization and tourism bureau, is providing pro bono web development services for the DPD’s POP Grant winners. This is part of Choose Chicago’s broader effort to bring more visitors from near and far to the unique and diverse neighborhoods that make our city special.

 

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